BANA Member Organizations and Their Representatives to the BANA Board
Full Members
- Alternate Text Production Center of the California Community Colleges (ATPC): Marie Zaldivar
- American Council of the Blind: Judy Dixon
- American Foundation for the Blind: Frances Mary D'Andrea
- American Printing House for the Blind: Kyle DeJute
- Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired: Mary Nelle McLennan
- California Transcribers and Educators for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Tracy Gaines
- CIDI (Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation): Hollie Knight
- Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Tina Seger
- CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind): Jen Goulden
- Foundation for Blind Children: Brian Voeller
- Hadley: Danette Johnson
- National Braille Association: Diane Spence
- National Braille Press: Georgie Syndor
- National Federation of the Blind: Jennifer Dunnam
- National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled: Amber Pearcy
- Perkins School for the Blind: Wendy Buckley
Associate Members
- Allyant: LaVerne Blaasse
- Council of Schools and Services for the Blind (COSSB): Emily Coleman
- Crawford Technologies: Holly Bullock
- Educational Center for the Blind and Disabled of Puerto Rico: Ana Marqués
- Horizons for the Blind: TBA
BANA Board Officers
BANA Board Officers
- Jen Goulden, Chair
- Wendy Buckley, Vice-Chair
- Amber Pearcy, Secretary
- Marie Zaldivar, Treasurer
BANA Board Committees
BANA Appointments Committee
Tracy Gaines, Chair
Kyle DeJute
Amber Pearcy
BANA Archives Committee
Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair
Judy Dixon
Jennifer Dunnam
Bylaws Committee
Jennifer Dunnam, Chair
Jen Goulden
Mary Nelle McLennan
Sue Reilly, Admin Assistant
Membership Committee
Tracy Gaines, Chair
Judy Dixon
Nominating Committee
Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair
Judy Dixon
Tracy Gaines
Diane Spence
Outreach Committee
Marie Zaldivar, Chair
Jen Goulden, Liaison to Publications Committee
Judy Dixon
Tracy Gaines
Amber Pearcy
Georgie Sydnor
Sue Reilly, Admin Assistant
Strategic Planning
Mary Nelle McLennan, Chair
Jennifer Dunnam
BANA Task Forces
About BANA Task Force
Judy Dixon, Chair
Jen Goulden
Sue Reilly
Board Orientation Task Force
Jennifer Dunnam
Mary Nelle McLennan
Task Force on BANA's 50th Anniversary
Jennifer Dunnam
FM D’Andrea
Jen Goulden
Judy Dixon
Wendy Buckley
Task Force on Production of Braille Materials on Paper
Jennifer Dunnam
FM D'Andrea
Callie Brusegaard
Task Force on Strategic Imperatives
Mary Nellle McLennan, Chair
Holly Bullock
Tracy Gaines
Jen Goulden
Amber Pearcy
Administrative
BANA’s Administrative Assistant
Sue Reilly
BANA's Registered Agent
InCorp
Washington, DC
BANA General Committees
Awards Committee
Judy Dixon, Chair
Frances Mary D’Andrea
Darleen Bogart
Dawn Gross
Amber Pearcy
General Committee on Digital Assets
Sue Reilly, Chair
Judy Dixon
Jennifer Dunnam
Jen Goulden
Mary Nelle McLennan
Tina Seger
General Committee on Electronic Braille Translation
Jennifer Dunnam, Chair
Judy Dixon
Jen Goulden
Amber Pearcy
General Committee on Languages Other Than English
Jen Goulden, Chair
Jennifer Dunnam
Sarah LaRose
General Committee on Unified English Braille
Wendy Buckley, Chair
Darleen Bogart
Callie Brusegaard
Frances Mary D'Andrea
Kyle DeJute
Jennifer Dunnam
Jen Goulden
Publications Committee
Mary Nelle McLennan, Co-chair
Jen Goulden, Co-chair
Patricia D’Ascenzo
Holly Bullock
Brenda Loughrey
Tina Seger
Jackie Sheridan Witterschein
General Committee on Review Process
Kyle DeJute, Chair
Frances Mary D’Andrea
Jennifer Dunnam
Jen Goulden
Diane Spence
BANA Technical and Ad Hoc Committees
Braille Formats Technical Committee
Cindi Laurent, Chair (2026)
Hollie Knight, Board Liaison
Diana Brent (2026)
Bre Brown (2027)
Randy Davis (2027)
Tina Herzberg (2026)
Charles Mize (2026)
Meghan Slappey, Consultant
Music Braille Technical Committee
Jenny Prokes, Chair (2026)
Hollie Knight, Board Liaison
Melinda Hudson (2027)
Bill McCann (2027)
Stephanie Pieck (2026)
Ka Kit Tam (2026)
Nemeth Code Technical Committee
Dawn Gross, Chair (2026)
Jennifer Dunnam, Board Liaison
Mary Denault (2027)
Cindi Laurent (2026)
Allison O’Day (2027)
Susan Osterhaus (2027)
Dorothy Worthington (2026)
Caryn Navy, Consultant
Jacquie Walker, Consultant
Lindy Walton, Consultant
Tactile Graphics Technical Committee
Aquinas Pather (2027), Chair
Diane Spence, Board Liaison
Allison O'Day (2027)
Susan Osterhaus (2026)
Betty Marshall (2026)
Janet Milbury Consultant
Ad Hoc Committee on 3D Printing
Judy Dixon, Chair
Jen Goulden
Amber Pearcy
Tina Seger
Ad Hoc Committee on Braille Signage and Labeling
Kim Charlson, Co-chair
Jen Goulden, Liaison
Wendy Buckley
Judy Dixon
Debbie Gillespie, Consultant
Ad Hoc Committee on Chemistry
Cary Supalo, Chair
FM D’Andrea, Board Liaison
Kristin Parker
Lindy Walton
Greg Williams
Susanne Lewis, Consultant
Ad Hoc Committee on Standardized Tests
Kyle DeJute, Co-chair and Liaison
Frances Mary D’Andrea, Co-chair
Betty Marshall
Allison O'Day
Sara Larkin
Cristin Lockwood
Katherine Padgett
Diane Spence, Consultant
BANA Representatives to ICEB Committees
US Representative
- Callie Brusegaard
Canada Representative
- Jen Goulden
Code Maintenance Committee
- Jennifer Dunnam, US
- Jen Goulden, Canada
Music Committee
- Bill McCann, US
- Nichole Robertson, Canada
Public Relations
- Sue Reilly, US
- Kim Kilpatrick, Canada
Braille Technology Committee
- Willow Free, US
- Anthony Tibbs, Canada
Research Committee
- Frances Mary D'Andrea, US
- Natalie Martiniello, Canada
Technical Guidelines
- Don Winiecki, US
- Michele Hayes, Canada
BANA Representative to DAISY Consortium eBRF Working Group
- Jen Goulden